Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)

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"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
Single by Wizzard
from the album Wizzard Brew (2006 reissue)
B-side"You Got the Jump on Me"[1]
Released1973[1]
Recorded1973
GenreGlam rock
Length4:39
LabelHarvest Records[1]
Songwriter(s)Roy Wood[1]
Producer(s)Roy Wood[1]
Wizzard singles chronology
"See My Baby Jive"
(1973)
"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)"
(1973)
"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day"
(1973)

"Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)" is a popular song by English rock band Wizzard.

Written and produced by Roy Wood, it was Wizzard's second, and last, UK number one single, spending a week at the top of the UK Singles Chart in September 1973.[2] It peaked at number seven in Ireland.

Backing vocals were provided by the Bleach Boys and the Suedettes.[1]

Charts

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 42
Ireland 7
United Kingdom (Official Charts Company) 1

Certifications

Certifications for "Angel Fingers"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad)". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  2. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 291. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  3. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 342. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Wizzard – Angel Fingers". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 January 2023.